Synonyms of quieting

quieting 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxing

tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress

a nice quieting cup of tea after a hard day at work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• soothing
• tranquillizing
• tranquilizing
• comforting
• calming
• hypnotic
• sedative
• lulling
• narcotic
• dreamy
• pacifying
• opiate
• deadening
• anesthetic
• analgesic
• depressant
• anodyne
• numbing
• antidepressant
• antianxiety
• antistress
• antidepression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• painful
• troubling
• stressful
• unsettling
• trying
• tiresome
• worrisome
• stimulating
• troublesome
• stimulant
• disturbing
• irritating
• annoying
• aggravating
• energizing
• frustrating
• vexing
• vexatious
• bothersome
• irksome
• maddening
• exasperating
• invigorating
• galling
• nettlesome
• harassing
• grating

quieting

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verb

present participle of quiet

1

as in cooling

to become still and orderly

the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooling
• hushing
• settling (down)
• calming (down)
• relaxing
• cooling it
• chilling out
• drying up
• tranquillizing
• unwinding
• tranquilizing
• piping down
• zoning out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• cutting up
• acting up
• showing off
• fooling around
• horsing around
• clowning (around)
• skylarking
• monkeying (around)

2

as in calming

to free from distress or disturbance

quiet a crying toddler with candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calming
• soothing
• lulling
• composing
• appeasing
• stilling
• relaxing
• quietening
• tranquilizing
• salving
• settling
• tranquillizing
• quelling
• relieving
• hushing
• becalming
• placating
• pacifying
• mollifying
• alleviating
• conciliating
• easing
• allaying
• lullabying
• mitigating
• assuaging
• solacing
• sedating
• laying
• stupefying
• narcotizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agitating
• upsetting
• disturbing
• perturbing
• disquieting
• vexing
• intensifying
• keying (up)
• heightening
• aggravating
• exciting
• arousing
• inciting
• stirring (up)
• fomenting
• rousing
• discomposing
• working up

3

as in shushing

to stop the noise or speech of

the nanny could quiet unruly children with just a look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shushing
• silencing
• muting
• hushing
• stilling
• settling
• quelling
• extinguishing
• dumbing
• quietening
• squelching
• shutting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirring
• agitating